lets sail away.
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city set on Aquidneck Island in the New England state of Rhode Island. Its yacht-filled harbor hosted the America’s Cup, a renowned annual sailing regatta, for many years. Newport is also known for the Gilded Age mansions lining Bellevue Avenue, some of which are now museums. The most famous is The Breakers, an 1895 mansion patterned after a Renaissance palace.
Address: Newport, Rhode Island
Population 24,089
Established: 1639
Climate: typically varies from 24°F to 79°F and is rarely below 11°F or above 86°F.
County: Newport
Median Home Price: $484,100
Did you know: Newport has more colonial homes in use than any other location in the United States.
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WHY YOU NEED TO SEE IT
See the mansions. During the Gilded Age, America’s wealthiest families flocked to the City by the Sea and its surrounding areas; making the area their summertime playground.
Craving serenity? Newport's enchanting 3.5-mile Cliff Walk is the perfect place for your moment of peace. Panoramic ocean views, crashing waves and the perfect amount of sea breeze on one side and stunning, century-old, Gilded Age mansions on the other.
Visit Ocean Drive. By the time the first Rolls Royces were made, the Ocean Drive segment was a perfect roadway for the wealthy summer crowd to best enjoy the cool onshore breeze while visiting their many friends.